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Okay I bite, what is that?

Thanks Mike. I have to admit...I just can't have a tank without a Flame! The Bright red flash of color is brilliant! And she is always out infront!

Keeping these guys in order with these comments Leah! Making them feel bad for trashing my thread! Smart!:wink:
Cute!

Ofcourse I will forgive you guys! It's all fun!:wink:
Thanks Greg for the compliments!

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:lol::lol::lol: Still laughing Leah!:lol::lol::wink:

Okay so it looks like you've all determined that really I need a Vortech...now if only I had a spare $500! Hard to come by on a stay-at-home Mom`s wages...NIL!:lol::redface:

Quoted for Truth. :wink:

Carmen,

You are welcome to use the powerhead.

Leah

Kien,

Sometimes bigger is better.:nod:

dont forget about that discount and your GC....:wink:

Well bad news...found my beloved Skunk Goby crispy on the floor...didn't last too long...2 whole weeks!! I was actually REALLY disappointed about finding this little guy this morning. I was so impressed at the personality on this little goby. Kinda embarrassing how we get attached to our fish.:redface: Soooo...I am REALLY hoping RC still has one in stock (they did last weekend) so I can replace him tomorrow. And get started building a cover I guess...

Aw Girly.....noooooooooo!.....fricken gobies.....I havn't had one stay in the tank for long.....finally gave up on them...although you've had good luck with your OSD goby

Crappy deal, I was lucky that mine only made it to the sump before I fixed that problem.

That really sucks Carmen. Sorry to hear this. :sad:

Sorry about your fishy too, girly! :wink: hope you can catch a new one today! :wink: :redface:

Thanks Guys and Leah! Good news is that we still have another one at RC. I was gonna bag him up today but we were really busy at the end of the day and I just didn't have time to catch him before we closed. I hope to sneak over tomorrow to get him but it's my son's birthday party...priorities I suppose.:wink:

Little update...and snapped a few pics.

So after the Skunk TileFish carpet surfed...I went and got another one!:mrgreen::redface: So I decided to build a cover for the majority of the top to decrease the chances of losing another. I procrastinated a few days...and wouldn't you know I found my NEW Skunk in the overflow! So...I built myself a mesh cover. With the curve it is a little awkward so I opted to leave a small curve open in front - kinda handy for feeding anyway. (And yes I know...the fish will likely find that small spot if they are going to jump...but I figure my chances have to be better with most of it covered.:neutral:) So there's little me...cutting metal screen door side pieces with a hacksaw all by myself at 10:00 at night...but I got the job done! I may procrastinate...but when it comes to doing the job...I am determined! Had some sore hands and arms the next day.:wink:
Here's a pic of the finished cover on the tank.
http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r...10Tank0045.jpg
http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r...10Tank0085.jpg
And the new Skunk TileFish
http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r...10Tank0047.jpg
http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r...10Tank0048.jpg

I also have decided to give some SPS a go...I have alot of space up top to fill and I just don't know what else I can put up there other than SPS...so SPS it is. We'll try a few easier pieces and see how it goes. Picked up a couple of Frags from Scott (Thanks Argentiner). Tried to get pics but they are darn near impossible through the curved glass...gotta get an underwater camera or somethin...
http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r...10Tank0063.jpg
http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r...10Tank0061.jpg

Also had a friend (Thanks AGAIN) bring back a fish from Ponoka!~ cute little guy with a tonne of personality. WhipFin Fairy Wrasse. And he and the Skunk hang out together...kinda cute!

http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r...10Tank0053.jpg
http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r...10Tank0054.jpg
http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r...10Tank0051.jpg

Got a beautiful new blasto which is doing fantastic! Thanks Riptide!
http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r...10Tank0027.jpg

couple more pics to follow...

Nice tank Carmen! Nice addition of fish. I really like the new wrasse!

WOW nice job on the fish security system too!

Carmen your tank is looking very nice I really like the way you have it set up

Thanks Brad and Sharon!

Thanks Mike...work in progress...btw sorry to hear you are downgrading...or have you changed your mind already!:wink:

More pics
My little angel...:twised:
http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r...10Tank0040.jpg

A before and after pic of a coral that I "saved" from a reefer's tank teardown about a year ago
http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r...oxCoral017.jpg
http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r...10Tank0014.jpg
http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r...10Tank0017.jpg

http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r...10Tank0037.jpg
http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r...10Tank0070.jpg

Goby...one of my first fish! HE'S HUGE! Now almost 2 years old! (That's a 1"pvc and he's about that big around!)
http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r...10Tank0057.jpg

Cool Close up!
http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r...10Tank0075.jpg

Mandarin - SUPER FAT! Biggest Mandarin you'll ever see!:wink:
http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r...10Tank0067.jpg

Scooter
http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r...10Tank0074.jpg

Royal Gramma
http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r...10Tank0066.jpg

http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r...10Tank0084.jpg

Holy crap.....Girly has gone pic happy!!.......and some great shots to boot.....and she thinks she need an underwater cam.....:wink:

Looking really good. For sure picked a nice SPS to give a go (Green BS is my all time favorite(

Aw shucks...thanks guys...:redface:

cool built! where did you find the mesh to make the cover for the top? Ive tried to look in home depot but couldnt find it:sad: maybe i was looking in the wrong section.

Thanks! Found it in the garden center of Home Depot. It's called Bird Netting or Bird Dfence. (might be harder to find in the winter) Cheap too!

All your little fish look so FAT healthy and colorful! I can't get over how much awesome the tank looks after such a short period of time. Rockwork is nice and it looks like a really interesting tank to park in front of. Nooks and crannies galore.

I think you're palying with fire with those gaps in the netting. I have nothing to base this off but I think fish are more likely to escape near perimeters as they come up the glass. Maybe not but...

Thanks Brett! I tend to overfeed ALOT!

Actually if you are right then I should be covered! The top of the halfcircle has an insert thing that actually edges all along the glass squaring it off (actually makes for limited accessibility in the tank) so if they follow the glass and "up" they would hit the edge. I know I will still have the odd jumper...but it helps.

ah i have been looking in the wrong place! i'll check that place out thanks :biggrin:

Looks great Carmen! :biggrin: Awesome job ~ I like your new fish very nice. :mrgreen: missing all our girly talk. :sad:

Well pm me there girl! You know I am always here to chat!:wink:

Super EXCITED about my new additions today!
I have been eyeing up these guys for a couple weeks now and today I just couldn't resist! I LOVE my Skunk Tilefish so much...great personality, active fish! So I got two more TILEFISH! Kev brought in these Blueface Tilefish and they are so amazing! They are huge! Only thing that was holding me back is that they are best purchased in pairs...I didn't really want two...but......I Caved! :wink:

Acclimated with my new "Fish Acclimation Dripset" (Thanks Scott!)...worked great by the way...and 10 minutes later these guys are eating like PIGS! Getting abit of a hazing from Dori and Angelina but otherwise fitting in just great. These guys are out swimming the whole time. They are great! Bigger of the two is around 5"!
Fish Acclimation Dripset!:smile:
http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r...10Tank0011.jpg

The Pair!
http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r...10Tank0010.jpg
http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r...10Tank0009.jpg
http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r...10Tank0004.jpg
Couple Zoa pics
http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r...10Tank0017.jpg
http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r...10Tank0015.jpg

Tank has been running great. Still having microbubbles issues...drivin me crazy. One of these days I'll drain the sump and remove the pump and take it apart to see if that helps. Diatoms algae bloom has almost disappeared. Something kinda crazy going on with my skimmer...haven't figured it out yet but it keeps freakin out and overfoaming all over the place!:neutral:
Other than that I have been pretty darn happy with my new upgrade!:smile:
http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r...10Tank0011.jpg

did you have to keep them from jumping out?????:wink:

Carmen,

Love the new additions! :mrgreen: Very colorful!

Tank is looking amazing of course.:wink: Hope you can get the skimmer figured out and the micro bubbles in the sump.

Carmen I love you fish there , need to get s few of them ... skunk tile fish are they.

Same personality...straight to the top but they didn't jump..I think they are too big! The cover was on too so maybe that helped deter the jumpin!

Stinkin skimmers hey Leah!:neutral: Not excited about taking apart the pump...procrastinating again...

Thanks Mike! BlueFace TileFish are the Blueish ones. Skunk Tilefish is the redstriped one from a couple weeks ago. BOTH COOL FISH! Neat they can be kept in groups!

Sweet! The Blenny is all mine!!! :mrgreen:

Those guys sure colored up nicely compared to the what they looked like at the shop.

Yes...Josh...you owe me one...I left him there just for you!:wink:

They look nuthin like the ones at the shop! Just incredible- super happy with them!:biggrin:

Nice looking additions!

Bad day........do you ever feel like when it rains...it pours?!....like you would have been better off...just hiding all day........:sad: (if only I could!) Day starts out crappy with some personal stuff getting me down...then I come down to the tank to find a crispy fish on the floor, :sad:, see a couple fallen corals and go to pick them up knocking down two more in the process, fill the top up tank...and miss all over the floor, watch my Flame Angel "pick" at my brain coral which is already dieing...and now I spill skimmer crap on the carpet...ugh...think I will not look at the tank anymore today for fear something else might happen....

My luck with the Skunk Tilefish is 0 for 2!:sad: I won't try another one. Even with the cover the little bugger found a way out. Hope that the other two new tilefish stay put...they don't seem as jumpy but that could be wishful thinking on my part.

Sorry to hear, Carmen. :(

Oh no, Carmen

I hear you on this one :cry:

TTYL

:sad: Sorry to hear this Carmen.